We have loved exploring our outdoor area…

We have loved exploring our outdoor area and making lots of new friends! ☺️ #RPEYFS

This week we welcomed more of our new Nursery friends 🤩

This week we welcomed more of our new Nursery friends 🤩 A huge well done to you all for showing great confidence when starting school! We can’t wait to see you grow this year ☺️ #RPEYFS

The weather didn’t stop us from having a fabulous week!

The weather didn’t stop us from having a fabulous week! We have enjoyed exploring our indoor areas, especially the painting and play-doh! 🎨👷🏻‍♀️🤩 #RPEYFS

Reception have made a great start with their Rocket Phonics books this week

Reception have made a great start with their Rocket Phonics books this week. They have been very motivated and enjoyed using their new learning to match objects with the same initial sound. #RPEYFS #RPPhonics

Reception thought of the many ways these people help us to feel safe

HelpPicture had us all thinking about the many people that keep us safe. Family, friends, teachers, police officers and many more. Reception thought of the many ways these people help us to feel safe. #RPEYFS

We have been learning all about our families and the special people around us

We have been learning all about our families and the special people around us. We have been exploring ways to create our families in our transient art area! #RPEYFS

Our home learning this week was to go on an Autumn walk

Our home learning this week was to go on an Autumn walk. The children shared with the class what they found on their walk. They found lots of different natural materials! Well done, Nursery 👏🏻🍂 🍃 #RPEYFS

Today we have been creating some spooky pizzas.

Today we have been creating some spooky pizzas. We practised our counting 1-5 using spiders. The children had great fun! 🕷️🕸️ #RPMaths #RPEYFS

We have also been comparing different sized pumpkins!

We have also been comparing different sized pumpkins! We found a big, medium and small pumpkin. We talked about the different sizes and put them in order. Well done, Nursery! 🎃 #RPMaths #RPEYFS

We then painted our own different sized pumpkins

We then painted our own different sized pumpkins. Fantastic, Nursery! 🎃 #RPMaths #RPEYFS

We have really enjoyed our pumpkin fine motor skills activity this week

We have really enjoyed our pumpkin fine motor skills activity this week, we had to be very careful using the hammer. It took a lot of concentration but Reception did a great job and showed lots of resilience and motivation. #RPEYFS

Reception Swimming

What a fantastic first swimming lesson Reception had. We loved exploring the water, floating and finding spaces by using our arms and legs. We are already so excited for next week.

#RPPE

YR Picture News

We had a special @HelpPicture this week. We looked at how poppies have changed over time. Children think it’s a great idea that poppies will now be plastic free. We also enjoyed talking about which materials would be best for poppies last longer.

Autumn Term 2 Extra-Curricular Clubs Are Live Now!

Extra-curricular clubs are now live on Parent Booking. Clubs will not run on the following dates so please make a note before you book: 14th Nov, 24th Nov, 15th Dec, 18th Dec, 21st Dec. Thank you to all of our staff for dedicating their time for free clubs

EYFS Book Club

The children loved getting cosy to explore some new books together! They loved talking about their books with their friends  #RPEYFS #RPReading

#readingforpleasure

YN English

Today we arrived at school to find a pet star! We read the story ‘My Pet Star’ and thought that we need to look after our new friend to help him get his glow back! We used the clues that we found to help him! #RPEnglish

Nursery Children in Need

Today we dressed up to raise money for @BBCCiN  We loved being part of a fantastic cause  #Pudsey #ChildrenInNeed

YR English

Reception have loved our @LiteracyCounts1 text Star in the Jar after having a surprise visitor. It inspired children to get creative! We have also enjoyed exploring the text using our story friends. #RPEnglish

YR Children in Need

Children loved dressing up on a Friday for @BBCCiN we had a fantastic day! #ChildrenInNeed

EYFS Book Club

EYFS Book Club  We enjoyed some more fantastic stories in book club. It is great to see our children showing a great passion for reading! 

#RPReading #readingforpleasure

YN Swimming

Another great swimming session with @ELITE_Swim_UK It is fantastic to see the children continuing to grow in confidence in the water. Children are exploring their floating skills as well as practising kicking their legs in the water. Brilliant! @CAHKnowsley#RPPE

YR Swimming

Another great session with @ELITE_Swim_UK children have been working on front and back stroke, removing some floats as children grow in confidence. They had lots of fun putting their faces in the water and blowing bubbles 

#RPPE

Letters to Santa

LETTERS TO SANTA

See the post for more details!

YN English

After reading our story ‘My Pet Star’, Nursery were set the challenge of creating their own pet star at home. Look how fantastic they are!  #RPEYFS #RPArt

Nursery Enrichment

What a fantastic night for our EYFS Star Gazing Night Walk  We spotted lots of stars in the sky, the moon and even Jupiter! The children loved exploring forest school in the dark and we discussed what we found. We ended the night with a lovely hot chocolate  #RPEnrichment

Reception Enrichment

We had a fantastic night star gazing  we were able to see lots of stars, the moon and even caught a glimpse of Jupiter! Children loved using their torches to explore forest school. We finished off with a delicious hot chocolate. #RPEnrichment

YN & YR Extra-curricular

EYFS Book Club  Today we shared some fantastic stories around a cosy fire 

#RPReading #readingforpleasure

YN Swimming

Nursery had a fantastic last swimming session with @ELITE_Swim_UK They enjoyed practising their floating skills and blowing bubbles  They ended the session with lots of fun games! It has been great to see Nursery grow in confidence over the past 4 weeks. Well done  #RPPE

YR Swimming

Wow! Reception have grown in confidence so much thanks to @ELITE_Swim_UK Today they have been using their arms to swim forwards and lying on their backs and practising back stroke. They can blow bubbles and put their faces in the water. #RPPE

Mrs Clause Visits

Mrs Clause will be visiting Roby Park on Tuesday 12th December. Children can enjoy Christmas songs, Christmas story and write their Christmas wishes to go on the tree with Mrs Clause. Please make payment of £2.50 on Parent Pay by Tuesday 12th. Thank you #RPEnrichment

Class Christmas Parties

Christmas parties are now available on Parent Pay. Cost £2.50. Parties take place on Friday 8th December and children can wear their Christmas party clothes to school on Friday 

YN Forest School

We had a fantastic forest school session with @Littlefoothq We went on a hunt to see who could find the most snakes and then had great fun using a technique to stay warm by cosying up underneath a shelter! We ended the day playing a game of predator and prey! #RPEnrichment

Swimming Extension

Thanks to the hard work & generosity of Cllr Walsh, who has secured us additional funding, we are able to have the swimming pool on site for an extra week! This means all children will be able to enjoy additional swimming lessons next week #RPPE #RPMakingMemories

Remarkable Readers

A huge well done to this week’s Remarkable Readers. We hope you enjoy your books. #RPReading

EYFS Book Club

Today we shared some more fantastic stories with our friends. We then enjoyed some Christmas stories together! 

#RPReading #readingforpleasure

YN Swimming

Thanks to Cllr Walsh, who secured us funding, we are able to have the swimming pool for an extra week! The children were beyond happy to find out that they had another day of swimming! Nursery have grown in confidence over the past 5 weeks thanks to @ELITE_Swim_UK

#RPPE

A Surprise Vist for Nursery

On Friday, we were joined by Elfie the Elf to mark the beginning of December. He delivered a special letter to us from Father Christmas!  #RPEnrichment

YN Understanding the World

Last week we explored our topic of ‘Light and Dark’  We used our dark tent to find out which objects could be seen in the dark. We then discussed space and created a collaborative night sky with brightly coloured planets   #RPEYFS #RPUnderstandingTheWorld

For our final session, children practiced putting their heads under water to blow bubbles. They had to hold on to the side and use their legs to push away, building strength and confidence in the water.

Christmas Jumper Day – TOMORROW

Tomorrow is Christmas Jumper Day. Children can wear their festive jumpers/clothes to school. All donations go to supporting the work of Save the Children

We made Knowsley News!

See the article below about our fantastic curriculum offer for our children at Roby Park!

Pop-up pool helping pupils learn to swim